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  • Nandigram gang-rape witness held, later gets bail

    Tamluk: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a 70-year-old woman, Indubala Das, a key witness in a high-profile 2007 Nandigram gang-rape case, sparking a fresh political row in Bengal. Das's lawyer Bimal Majhi said she was ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Mobile apps to expand breast cancer outreach and care launched in Kolkata

    KOLKATA: In a significant step towards improving breast cancer awareness, early detection and treatment adherence, the Institute of Breast Disease (IBD), Kolkata, has introduced two mobile applications aimed at reaching larger and diverse groups of women and patients. The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather today: Sunny skies, warm temperatures, lingering air quality concerns

    Kolkata is set for a bright, sunny Friday, January 23, 2026, with temperatures steadily rising to a warm afternoon before cooling comfortably in the evening, though lingering "poor" air quality from Thursday, January 22 necessitates caution for outdoor activities.The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    57-yr-old’s suicide sparks violence at SIR hearing centre

    Malda: Violence broke out in North Dinajpur's Itahar on Thursday after a 57-year-old man died by suicide in the area allegedly over anxieties his family attributed to his wife receiving a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing notice. The hearing ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP worker’s home, shop attacked; party blames TMC

    Bankura: A BJP worker's shop and home were allegedly attacked on Wednesday night at Nandanpur village under the Nakajuri gram panchayat area of Onda, amid rising political tension ahead of the assembly elections.Sources said Tapas Barik, head of the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ED attaches 58cr worth properties in cash-for-jobs case

    Kolkata: ED on Wednesday attached Rs 58 crore worth properties in the cash-for-jobs case, taking the total value of attachments to Rs 698 crore.Properties of the accused, including Burwan MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, middleman Prasanna Kumar Roy, were attached. ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Why is Bengal only state to face SIR ‘logical discrepancy’, asks Mamata

    Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday questioned why Bengal was the only state to face "logical discrepancy" in the ongoing SIR exercise. "It's happening only in Bengal, it does not exist in any other state," she said.Banerjee was speaking ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    EC orders FIR against Farakka TMC MLA

    Kolkata: The EC on Thursday directed the Murshidabad DEO to lodge an FIR against Farakka Trinamool MLA Manirul Islam for allegedly vandalising a BDO office and making hate speech against the Commission.A BDO office in Farakka was vandalised on ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    CIL ramps up silo-based loading for better coal quality

    Kolkata: To improve quality of domestic coal supply, Coal India Limited (CIL) is stepping up coal dispatches through a silo-based mechanised loading system, integrated with auto mechanical samplers. This technology-driven process ensures greater consistency in coal quality, circumventing human ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    2 Bengal migrant workers found dead in AP, Kerala

    Kolkata/Malda: Two migrant workers from Bengal were killed in separate incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala within the past 24 hours.Manjur Alam Laskar, a 32-year-old resident from Bishnupur village under Usthi police station in South 24 Parganas, had been ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ITC Hotels opens new property in Bodh Gaya

    Kolkata: ITC Hotels has opened Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, Bodh Gaya, Hotel & Convention Centre. Spread across 18 acres, the property has 98 rooms and suites, along with state-of-the-art banquet and convention facilities aimed at boosting MICE activity in Bihar.

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ED chief likely to meet officers involved in I-PAC searches

    Kolkata: ED director Rahul Naveen reached Kolkata on Thursday night to review operations of the central investigating agency. Naveen last visited Kolkata in 2024 after ED officers were attacked while conducting searches at the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan.Naveen is ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Crowding, lack of real-time tracking plague city buses’

    Kolkata: The city's bus network—often described as the backbone of Kolkata's urban transport system—is facing a deepening crisis marked by overcrowding, qualitative and quantitative decline, poor schedule management, and limited use of digital tools, even as it continues to ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    From SIR to pollution, current affairs enter Saraswati Puja pandals as themes

    Kolkata: With social and environmental concerns, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) made its debut as a Saraswati Puja theme this year.A group of students from Ballygunge Science College chose SIR as the theme for the puja decoration. In the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Sinking Bangla fly ash barge triggers pollution concerns

    Kolkata: A Bangladeshi barge, laden with fly ash, developed a mechanical snag and met with an accident in the Muriganga near Ghoramara Island on Wednesday afternoon, narrowly escaping complete sinking. While all the 11 crew members on board were ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Bring Netaji’s remains back to India from Tokyo’

    Kolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's daughter Anita Bose Pfaff, in a statement issued from her home in Germany on the eve of her father's 129th birth anniversary on Friday, said Bose died in a plane crash in Taipei in ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Simple & serene, he was undisputed Pasha of EB’s backline

    Kolkata: There was that familiar November afternoon chill in the Capital in 1993. When East Bengal coach Shyamal Ghosh asked his captain to make the customary dressing room speech before entering the Ambedkar Stadium ground to face Punjab State ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Illegal attempt to fill pond stopped

    Kolkata: An alleged attempt at illegally filling up a pond at Chakgaria was stopped after local residents alerted Kolkata Police and KMC. Cops from Panchasayar PS and KMC officials conducted a joint inspection on Dec 30 and an FIR ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Male nurse tests Nipah -ve in first test, woman still +ve

    Kolkata: The samples of the male nurse receiving treatment for Nipah infection tested negative for the virus in the first test conducted during the course of treatment. The 25-year-old's samples, however, will undergo a repeat test before declaring him ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Review premature release of 51-yr-old in jail for 32 yrs’

    Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the judicial department to reconsider the premature release of a 51-year-old man, who served a sentence for 32 years for murdering his former employer, stating "jails were renamed correctional homes" with ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    ‘Open creche at HC in 30 days’

    Kolkata: Seven years after a PIL was filed, seeking a creche on the Calcutta High Court premises, the HC on Thursday directed the registry to ensure the creche, which was "ready for use", was made functional within 30 days.The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    1 day later, SSC alters panel for shortlisted teachers

    Kolkata: Less than 24 hours after the Central School Service Commission (SSC) on Wednesday released a panel of shortlisted candidates for 12,000 assistant teachers' posts for classes 11 and 12 in state schools, it was changed on Thursday. The ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    From SIR to pollution, current affairs enter Saraswati Puja pandals as themes

    Kolkata: With social and environmental concerns, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) made its debut as a Saraswati Puja theme this year.A group of students from Ballygunge Science College chose SIR as the theme for the puja decoration. In the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Santragachhi Jheel sewage plant & drain may be ready by Aug 31: State

    Kolkata: The state govt informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that work on the long-pending sewage treatment plant (STP) and garland drain around Santragachhi Jheel in Howrah is on progress and the overall project is expected to be completed ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    CISF personnel learn how to treat disabled, new flyers

    Kolkata: New recruits of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at Kolkata airport are now undergoing mandatory soft skills and sensitivity training as part of a renewed push to improve passenger experience, with a special focus on flyers with ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    16-hour Setu shutdown for repairs on Sun

    Kolkata: Both flanks of Vidyasagar Setu will be closed to vehicular traffic for 16 hours between 5 am and 9 pm on Sunday for repair and rehabilitation work, including replacement of stay and holding-down cables and bearings, officials said. ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    864 call records help nab murder accused

    Kolkata: More than five months after Jadavpur resident Rinku Samaddar (38), who was returning from Mumbai on the Geetanjali Express, was found murdered near Brace Bridge in the port area, main accused Nur, a tailor working in Mumbai, and ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Chingrighata night traffic block trial for Metro work starts

    Kolkata: The night traffic trials at Chingrighata to collect hourly data on traffic volume had been started from Thursday, said Kolkata Traffic Police. The cops stated that these trials — using the slip road near Captain Bhery that connects ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    IIT-KGP turns hotspot for birders as rare pigeon draws photographers to campus

    Kolkata:Photographers are making a beeline on the IIT Kharagpur campus not to click photos of students bagging jobs during placement season but to capture photos of migratory birds.For the birders flocking to IIT, the star attraction is a large ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    For 3rd time in Jan, North-South Kolkata Metro ops hit due to tech snag

    Kolkata: For the third time this month, Blue Line commuters faced metro disruptions on Thursday. Services were hit because of a technical snag. Once again, the first train of the day got stuck at Rabindra Sadan station, forcing the ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    R-Day flyers told to reach airport early for checks

    Kolkata: Security at Kolkata airport has been significantly stepped up ahead of Republic Day, prompting airport authorities and airlines to advise passengers to reach the airport well before their scheduled departures since there would be enhanced checks and a ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Boy found dead in lift shaft

    Kolkata: The body of 3-year-old Pritam Rajbanshi of Convent Lane, with injury marks, was found in a water-filled open elevator shaft at an under-construction building in Entally on Wednesday. The parents, Rajkumar Rajbanshi and Kajol, lodged a missing diary ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Trader found dead, sister files murder plaint against his wife

    Kolkata: A murder case was registered at the Sarsuna Police Station after a trader was found hanging inside his rented home in Sarsuna on Tuesday evening and his sister accused his wife and his brother-in-law of killing him.The deceased, ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather: Sunny skies, warm temperatures; lingering air pollution

    Kolkata, Thursday, January 22, 2026, is set for a bright and clear day with abundant sunshine and warm temperatures reaching a high of 28.4°C.However, residents are advised to exercise caution as severe air quality from yesterday, which recorded an ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    43% of women without vote have ‘permanently shifted’

    Kolkata: Of the total number of female voters deleted from the 2026 Bengal draft electoral roll, 43.7% were left out because they shifted to other places permanently, hinting at relocation due to marriage and documentation gaps, which makes females ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    Another group, 1L strong, pads up to stand in queues

    Kolkata: Another group, 1 lakh-strong, now have to get ready to stand in SIR queues.The EC has summoned about 30 lakh "unmapped" electors for hearings. In addition, it has decided to hold hearings for cases involving ‘logical discrepancies'. Now, ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    CM: City to get ‘Boi Tirtha’, to be ready by next book fair

    Kolkata: A ‘Boi Tirtha', at a cost of Rs 10 crore — to be released by the information and cultural affairs department — is set to come up in the city, said chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday while ...

    23 January 2026 Times of India
    66L locked flat heist: Duo returns from Karnataka to land in cop net

    Kolkata: Cops from the Port division arrested two persons—Shabaz Ali and Sahil Ahmed—in connection with the theft of gold jewellery worth Rs 65 lakh and Rs 50,000 cash from a locked flat in the Metiabruz area last month. Police ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Murshidabad BDO office vandalised: EC orders FIR against TMC MLA Monirul Islam; cites poll-duty obstruction

    NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Thursday directed to register an FIR against Trinamool Congress MLA Monirul Islam for alleged vandalism at the Farakka Block Development Office (BDO) in West Bengal last week. The poll body asked the district ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    2 fall prey to investment scammers, lose 40L

    Kolkata: Cops in Kolkata and Bidhannagar have registered two cases of investment fraud, one of them involving the Telegram app, leading to losses of Rs 21 lakh and Rs 19.4 lakh respectively.According to the complaint lodged with Kolkata Police, ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Man promised MBBS seat for son, duped of 45L, 8L gold chain

    Kolkata: A Panchasayar resident claimed he was cheated of Rs 45 lakh and a gold chain, worth Rs 8 lakh, by an education firm, suggested to him by some doctors, on the promise of securing an MBBS seat at ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Boost to Bengal tourism as Kolkatans plan short getaways on long weekend

    Kolkata: Kolkatans are seizing a rare 5-day-long weekend holiday window to escape the city, sending tourist footfall soaring across Bengal's most-loved destinations. The holiday bonanza begins on Thursday, with the state announcing a holiday for Saraswati Puja, followed by ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    ED director on 3-day Kol visit to review agency ops

    Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate director Rahul Naveen is likely to reach Kolkata on Thursday on a three-day visit to review the operations of the central investigating agency. Naveen may also meet governor C V Ananda Bose.Naveen is likely to meet ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Absent lawyers attract HC ire

    Kolkata: The Calcutta HC on Wednesday expressed its displeasure over the absence of state govt's lawyers for yet another day during the hearing of a petition related to overcrowding of prisons, pending since 2017, and fixed next hearing for ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Won’t act against Suvendu till Jan 28: State to HC

    Kolkata: Bengal govt on Wednesday submitted before the Calcutta High Court that it would not take any coercive steps against leader of the opposition in Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari until Jan 28. The state had pressed criminal charges against ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    TMC’s ‘BJP-B’ jibe after Nawsad’s alliance hint

    Kolkata: Months ahead of the assembly polls, ISF MLA Nawsad Siddique on Wednesday called for a non-BJP alliance to oust TMC from office. CPM and Congress, too, said they were "open to dialogue with partners with similar objectives".TMC hit ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    DGP appt: CAT overrides UPSC, asks Bengal to resend panel

    Kolkata: Overriding a UPSC directive to Bengal to go to the Supreme Court for delay in sending its panel recommendation for appointing the state's next director-general of police, the Central Administrative Tribunal has asked the state to resubmit its ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Spl ops on Blue, Yellow lines on Fri

    Kolkata: Metro will run special services on the Blue and Yellow lines on Friday on account of Netaji's birthday and Saraswati Puja. The Blue Line will run 236 trains instead of 272 while Yellow Line will run 92 services ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    SSC releases panel of 18,900 shortlisted teachers for 11-12

    Kolkata: The West Bengal Central School Service Commission on Wednesday released the names of 18,900 candidates, shortlisted for the posts of assistant teachers for classes 11 and 12 at state schools.Around 26,000 teachers and non-teaching school staffers lost their ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Egg crates lit to keep warm, sr citizen dies

    Kolkata: A 66-year-old woman, Lakhi Shaw, died from burns after a fire broke out at her residence in Garden Reach early on Wednesday. Police said Lakhi had lit egg crates to keep warm, which led to the fire.According to ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Garia tourist’s body found in Matla

    Kolkata: Five days after Garia resident Suman Pal fell into the Matla from a boat in the Sundarbans, his body was recovered on Wednesday, nearly 5 km from the spot where he went missing. A search was launched under ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Man steals 1.9L, gold & silver jewellery from own home, held

    Kolkata: More than 45 days after a woman lodged a theft complaint, cops arrested her husband, Nazir Khan, after officers analysed CCTV footage near their home in Metiabruz on the day of the theft.Sanno Khan (33), who lives on ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    More photos of tiger in Buxa prompt ID probe

    Kolkata: More photos of a full grown tiger have been clicked in north Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve in the past three-four days making the foresters scanning database across a huge landscape connecting the forest to Assam's Manas National Park ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Tolly-Behala link left in a shambles

    Kolkata: Motilal Gupta Road, which connects Sakherbazar in Behala to Tollygunge, has been lying in shambles and crying out for early repair. In fact, it was an endless wait for the residents of Behala to get rid of the ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    NIA court convicts Hyd-based ‘LeT man’ to 10 yrs’ jail

    Kolkata: A special NIA court in Kolkata on Wednesday sentenced 33-year-old Saeed Mohammad Idris from Hyderabad, also known as Munna, to 10 years in prison and imposed a fine in a sedition case linked to a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module.The ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Winter easing in Kolkata: Record-breaking cold ends; day and night temperatures may rise today, says Met

    KOLLKATA: Both maximum and minimum temperatures on Wednesday rose above the normal mark in Kolkata after 37 days, marking the beginning of the end of winter 202526, which saw many record breaking chilly days. From now, both days and ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Abhishek slams CPM-turned-BJP netas for blocking Purulia devpt

    Kolkata/Purulia: Clubbing BJP with Congress and the Left, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday accused political opponents of blocking people's rights. Speaking at a public rally in Purulia, the MP also continued his critique of the SIR ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Bharti Airtel boosts network connectivity on Vidyasagar Setu

    Kolkata: Bharti Airtel, one of the leading telecommunications service providers in the country, has laid 1.3 km of fibre across the entire stretch of Vidyasagar Setu and deployed network antennae over six poles to ensure that users get seamless ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    After SC order, BMC plans stray sterilisation, sets up feed zones

    Kolkata: Following Supreme Court directives, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to appoint an agency for the systematic capture, sterilization, and treatment of sick or injured stray dogs, and thereafter release them at the pick-up points. The civic ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    People’s Film Fest to screen tales of resilience from immigrants’ lives

    Kolkata: Narratives of immigrant lives will take centre stage at the forthcoming 12th edition of the Kolkata People's Film Festival (KPFF). It will feature accounts of Bengali migrants in Kerala, Bangladeshi immigrants in the US, and even a Rohingya ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    2 suffer heart attack before hearing, kin blame SIR stress

    Kolkata/Jalpaiguri: Two more deaths related to the SIR process were reported from Bengal in the past 24 hours — one from North 24 Parganas and the other from Jalpaiguri.In North 24 Parganas, a 70-year-old man allegedly died of a ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    JU plans Santhali dept, 2 new schools

    Kolkata: The Jadavpur University executive council (EC) has in principle decided to create a new department in the Santhali language for offering degrees. The EC also approved the bifurcation of the department of adult continuing education and extension into ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    JU to launch multi-service platform

    Kolkata: Jadavpur University will develop an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which is an integrated software platform that centralises academic, administrative, student-related services and finance-related matters, replacing the manual system and overhauling some of the old digital portals like ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata mayor: Recover outstanding property tax

    Kolkata: Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim on Wednesday asked senior KMC officers to recover outstanding property taxes, which have run into several hundred crores of rupees. The mayor said the tax dues were a cause for worry, considering the rising ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Hold faculty council meets: Presi teachers

    Kolkata: Presidency University teachers wrote a letter to the vice-chancellor (VC) on Tuesday, urging the authorities to convene faculty council meetings at the earliest. The last meeting was held in April 2022."The faculty council meeting could not be convened ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Bengal eye knockout berth

    Kolkata: It's back to red-ball cricket as Ranji Trophy returns after a gap of two months. To refresh memories Bengal are sitting at the top of Elite Group ‘C' with 23 points from five matches. But they are yet ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Explain lapses in filing FIR against 5, EC tells state govt

    Kolkata: The EC on Wednesday directed the state government to explain by Saturday the procedural lapses in initiating FIRs against two EROs and AEROs of Moyna and Baruipur East and a data entry operator. The EC said they were ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata Police plans green boost for its fleet with 200 new EVs

    Kolkata: In a cost-cutting measure and to contribute towards a clean environment, the Kolkata Police (KP) is set to augment its transport fleet with 200 electric vehicles over the next few months.An estimated Rs 44 crore is likely to ...

    22 January 2026 Times of India
    Clashes, protests in districts over SIR form submission

    Hooghly/Bankura: Tension continued over the submission of Form 7 across Bengal districts on Tuesday as Trinamool and BJP workers blocked roads and staged protests.The violence prompted Trinamool to appeal to people not to be "provoked". "The anger and frustration ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Kolkata weather today: Sunny skies, air quality concerns remain

    Kolkata, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, is experiencing a bright, sunny day with a significant warm-up into the afternoon, yet lingering severe air pollution from yesterday remains a primary concern for residents. The day is characterized by a "familiar ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    CM to hold admin meet in Singur on Jan 28

    Kolkata/Singur: CM Mamata Banerjee is all set to hold an administrative meeting in Singur on Jan 28, days after PM Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting at the area which was once Bengal's political hotspot.The CM is likely to ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Use central forces, intel inputs to stop Beldanga violence: HC

    Kolkata: Flagging the repeated spurt in violence in Murshidabad as "worrisome", Calcutta High Court on Tuesday urged the Bengal govt to utilise central armed police forces and use intelligence inputs to prevent a recurrence of violence in Beldanga.A division ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    5 more arrested in Beldanga violence case, total held now 36

    Kolkata: Five more people have been arrested in connection with the recent unrest in Beldanga, taking the total number of arrests to 36, police officials said. The arrested persons were identified as Noor Alam, Robiul Islam, Noor Alam Molla, ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    2013 panchayat poll murder: HC upholds life sentence for duo

    Kolkata: Trusting the victim's dying declaration, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday upheld life imprisonment to two convicts for a murder that took place a day before the 2013 panchayat polls in Birbhum.Sagar Ghosh, father of Independent candidate Hriday Ghosh, ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    ITC Hotels Q3 net profit rises 9.4% to Rs 235 cr; revenue up 21%

    Kolkata: ITC Hotels reported a 9.4% year-on-year increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 235.1 crore for the third quarter this fiscal, backed by a 21.2% jump in revenue during the period. The company's net profit stood at ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    LT Elevator hopes to cross Rs 400-cr revenue mark by FY2028

    Kolkata: City-based LT Elevator is hoping to cross the Rs 400-crore mark in revenue by FY 2028. The company is already on the verge of crossing the Rs 150-crore mark by the end of this fiscal following the acquisition ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Congress stages protest over electoral roll revision

    Kolkata: Congress workers, led by state president Shubhankar Sarkar, on Tuesday staged a demonstration outside EC's office here, protesting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal.Barricades were set up outside the CEO's office, which protestors attempted ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    BJP neta held in Tamluk over bid to delete 343 living voters

    Tamluk: A BJP panchayat member was arrested on Monday after a booth-level officer (BLO) filed an FIR alleging that the local neta attempted to submit multiple Form 7 applications to delete the names of 343 living voters from the ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    On Founder’s Day, Presi alumni urge entrance tests for all depts

    Kolkata: The Presidency Alumni Association on Tuesday advocated for entrance tests by all the departments to be able to admit bright students to undergraduate courses at the university. But opinions were divided among Presidency professors with seven departments wanting ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Out on bail, murder accused kills another relative

    Kolkata: A 38-year-old man, Saikat Pramanik, who had earlier been imprisoned for killing an uncle, has been arrested again on Tuesday for allegedly murdering another uncle in Ichhapore, shortly after being released on bail. Police said, Saikat had been ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Bat survey: No active Nipah virus in any, antibodies found in one

    Kolkata: While no active Nipah virus was found in bats during the sero-surveillance in Barasat, experts detected antibodies in one bat, indicating past infection. Teams from the health and forest departments, along with a team from NIV Pune, launched ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Kol max temp breaches normal mark after 5 weeks

    Kolkata: On Tuesday, the maximum temperature at 26.9°C breached the normal mark in Kolkata after over five weeks. While a sudden rise in mercury is not expected, Met officials indicated the possibility of a gradual rise in the coming ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Harsh winter this year leads to cardiac case spurt

    Kolkata: The sharp drop in mercury led to a spurt in cardiac diseases, with several hospitals reporting a rise in patients seeking treatment at the emergency department and then getting admitted. Many suffered heart attacks triggered by blockages, which, ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    State removes Rajganj BDO after SC rejects his bail plea

    Jalpaiguri: The Bengal govt on Tuesday removed Prasanta Barman as Rajganj BDO and posted the joint BDO of the same block, Sourav Kanti Mandal, in his place. The decision came within 24 hours of the Supreme Court rejecting Barman's ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Md Shami, with 462 wickets for India, falls in line for SIR

    KOLKATA: “I am a proud Indian and Bengal citizen. If called 10 times I will come and prove my citizenship on every single occasion,” said Indian fast bowler Md Shami, who has 462 wickets across formats, after appearing for ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Japan, Taiwan, Middle East top international job offers at IIT-Kharagpur, US-Europe far behind

    KOLKATA: The bulk of international job offers at IIT Kharagpur since the 2023-24 placement season have come from Japan, Taiwan and the Middle East, leaving the US and Europe far behind.Also, domestic offers ranging between Rs 1 crore and ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Slogan decided, poll narratives set: New BJP prez meets Bengal netas

    Kolkata: Hours before his name was announced as the national president of BJP, Nitin Nabin held his first meeting with Bengal BJP netas to take stock of the party's poll preparedness and SIR issues. Sources said Nabin was likely ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    CM to hold admin meet in Singur on Jan 28

    Kolkata/Singur: CM Mamata Banerjee is all set to hold an administrative meeting in Singur on Jan 28, days after PM Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting at the area which was once Bengal's political hotspot.The CM is likely to ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Retd civil engineer & IIT alumnus loses 3 crore in digital arrest

    Kolkata: A retired civil engineer and IIT alumnus living in New Town who served a leadership role in multiple MNCs lost Rs 3.3 crore in a prolonged "digital arrest" scam. Fraudsters posing as law enforcement and central agency officials ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Assault on woman over noise dispute

    Kolkata: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly attacked with a chopper and reportedly molested by her neighbour in east Kolkata's Anandapur Lake Pally area around 3.30 pm on Jan 18, after repeated disputes over loud music, police said.The woman, a ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Rape accused held on return from London after 8 yrs

    Kolkata: Kolkata Police arrested a man from Mumbai airport after he returned to India from London, eight years after a woman accused him of rape on the false promise of marriage.Police identified the accused as Sheikh Soheb, a resident ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Dispute over 20,000 loan may have led to senior citizen’s murder in Behala: Cops

    Kolkata: A dispute over Rs 20,000 might have led to the murder of singer and former Doordarshan employee Anita Ghosh, known as Buladi, at her residence in Behala Natunpara on Monday morning, investigators revealed on Tuesday.According to the claims ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Test my DNA: Man attends hearing with graveyard soil

    Malda: A young man in his 30s, desperate to prove his Indian nationality, brought soil from his grandfather's grave at the SIR hearing and demanded that it be tested so that his grandfather's DNA could be matched with his ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Domestic help robs Posta trader

    Kolkata: Yet another incident of theft by a domestic servant was reported in the city—this time in central Kolkata—with Posta PS registering a case on Jan 19, based on a written complaint alleging theft from a residence in Sikdarpara ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Old habits die hard: SC order yet to reach booths, electors face SIR test

    Kolkata: A day after the Supreme Court issued fresh directions to the EC on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, confusion continues to prevail on the ground in Bengal, with the BLOs saying they are yet to receive ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    EC may extend SIR deadline in state by 10 days

    Kolkata: The deadline for hearings under the SIR, earlier set for Feb 7, will be extended by at least 10 days following the Supreme Court order, a senior Election Commission (EC) official said. As a result, the final publication ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Emergency fire personnel, equipment at fair ground

    Kolkata: There will be 800 fire extinguishers placed on the walls of book stalls, along with the deployment of 250 fire and emergency services officials to tackle any emergency fire situation at the International Kolkata Book Fair, which is ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Treated water boost for S Kol pockets by ’27

    Kolkata: In another two years, residents staying in parts of Jodhpur Park, Lake Gardens and neighbourhoods off EM Bypass (closer to Avisikta) — Kalitala Main Road, Sri Hari Pally, Square Land Park, Golden Park, Dakshinayan Society and School Road ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    SIR process flawed, could’ve been avoided: Netaji kin

    Kolkata: Netaji's grand-nephew, Chandra Bose, who was called for an SIR hearing on Jan 16, said the discrepancies mentioned for the call and clarifications sought from him were unfounded.His name was apparently ‘missing' on the 2002 voter list, which ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
    Commuters suffer as rallyists derail traffic in central Kol

    Kolkata: Three separate sets of protesters and rallyists, numbering over 6,000, blocked key Esplanade approaches to press for their demands and threw traffic out of gear for more than four hours on Tuesday.The entire area, from as far as ...

    21 January 2026 Times of India
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